Electric-light fixture and the like.



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WILLIAM D. HERWIG, JR., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ELECTRIC-LIGHT FIXTURE AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. l Patented Jlllle 1, 1915.

Application led August 28, 1914. Serial No. 859,058.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, IVILLIAM D. HERWIG, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electrie-Light Fixtures and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference to certain im'prorernents'in electric light fixtures, and particularly to certain improvements in brackets for use in outdoor or exposed locations. For this class of work, the bracket or other fixture should be so constructed that rain and other moisture cannot readily gain access to itsvinterior portion. In other words, the fixture should be as nearly water and weather proof as possible. Furthermore, the fixture should be so constructed that the electrical connections can be readily made and so that the necessary insulations can be easily maintained.

Having the foregoing requirements in view, one of the objects of the present invention is to construct the fixture from a minimum number of separate parts or pieces, and to so relate these parts to each other that when set together they Will provide a substantially water tight fixture from the point where the wall or outlet is located up to the socket which carries the lamp.

At the same time another object of the invention is to so construct the fixture that it will readily lend itself to neat-ness and finish of design and appearance. In the particular fixture, which is herein shown and described, thefparts have been so related as to produce a fixture ofy lattractive design and appearance for use in outdoor locations where the fixture will be exposed to the weather. 4

` Another object of the invention is to so design and relate the parts that they will readily lend themselves for use in connection with electric light sockets of familiar deslgnand construction, thereby widenmg "the field of usefulness of such sockets and lowering the cost of production of the completed fixture.

Other objects and uses will appear from a detailed description of the. invention which consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 shows a vertical elevation o1" the completed fixture havmember 12 seats onto said shoulder ing an electric light socket, an electric light bulb, and a globe mounted in position on the fixture, the fixture being shown partly in section for the purpose of revealing its interior construction; Fig. 2 is a horizontal view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows, the elec tric light globe and the bulb being removed; and Fig. 3 isa View similar to that of Fig. 2, with the exception that the socket plate have been removed.

In. the several figures the fixture is shown as applied to a wall or the like 4. The lower portion 5 of the vfixture is of substantially L-shape, having av horizontal arm 6 and a vertical pendant 7. The arm (i is hollow7 for the accommodation of the electric light wires 8, while the function ofthe pendant 7 is largely ornamental. This pendant is, however, shown as being hollow in its upper portion 9 for the purpose of reducing its weight and cost. Immediately above the pendant there is provided a lug or the like 10 beneath which is a shoulder 11. A base and supports the socket and globe. This base member is provided with a partition or wall 13 across its lower end, but the base'member is preferably provided with a downwardly depending lip 14 which surrounds the lug 10 and seats against the shoulder 11. A hollow nipple 15 is threaded into the lug 10 and extends up through a hole in the partition 13, while a hollow nut 1G, threaded onto the upper end of this nipple, serves to draw the base member solidly into engagement with the 'shoulder and lug.

The base member 12 is hollow and preferably fiares upward so that its upward end is of greater size than its lower end. The upper end of the flared portion terminates in a circular vertically extending flange 17, whilenear the lower'end of this flange there is formed an outwardly extending lip 18 having its outer edge 19 turned up and encircling the flange. This lip 1S) receives a number of set screws or the like 20 which lock against thelower edge 21 of the globe 22 to hold the latter in position.

The flange 17 preferably extends to an elevation greater than that of the lip 19, so that any moisture or water which may enter into the space 1S will overflow the lip instead of the flange. However, there are ref`erably provided a number of perforations 23 in the portion 18 for the purpose of draining the same as rapidly as moisture may accumulate therein. y

From the foregoing it will be seen that the construction is such that rain and the like cannot enter into the space within the hollow base member 1Q. However, in order to render the interior of the fixture still more nearly moisture proof, I seat a plate or the like 2i on the upper edge of the flange 17. This plate has a downwardly depending lip 25 which surrounds the flange, and the plate may be held in position by means of a number of screws 26 entering into the enlarged lugs 27 of the flange. The fixture, which is herein illustrated, is provided with a porcelain base portion 28 and with a porcelain flange 29 which can be threaded together so as to grip the plate 24 between them. A rubber or other compressible gasket 30 serves to cushion the parts and at the same time insure a moisture proof connection between the socket and the plate 24F.

The electric light wires 8 pass inwardly7 through the hollow horizontal arm (i and then up through the hollow nipple into suitable connections in the socket 28. From a study of the present construction it will be seen that these wires are so protected that it is practically impossible for rain or moisture to gain access to them at any portion of the fixture. The customary canopy 31 may be slidably mounted on the horizontal arm G, and secured inproper position against the wall by means of the set screw 32.

In order to give the structure a pleasing and finished appearance, I prefer to form the pendant 7 of hexagonal cross section, tapering the same downward toward its lower end 33 which is preferably beaded. I also prefer to form a bead or the like 34 around its upper end, making the same of hexagonal contour when viewed from above or below. In order to secure uniformity of appearance, the base member l2 is also preferably hexagonal in form in that portion which is below the flange 17 as best shown in Fig. 3, so that the hexagonal principle or appearance predominates throughout the structure.

While I have herein shown and described only a. single embodiment of the features of my invention, still it will be understood that I contemplate within its scope equivalent forms within the range of equivalency of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a fixture of the class described, the

combination of an L-shaped member one of the arms of which is hollow and is adapted to constitute the horizontal arm, a shouldered portion on the said member opposite to the other arm thereof, there being an opening in the said shouldered portion in communication with the hollow arm, a base member having its lower edge of contour suitable to seat down against the said shouldered portion, an opening in said base member having its lower end suitably positioned to register with the opening in said `shouldered portion, there being a flange on the upper end of said base member, an outwardly extending lip on said base member having its edge upturned and of lesser elevation than the upper edge of the flange,

there beinga drainage opening in said lip, a

plate mounted on the upper edge of the flange, and a socket supported by and connected to said plate.

2.' In a fixture of the class described the combination of an L-shaped member one of the arms of which is adapted to constitute a horizontal arm and is hollow, a perforation in communication with the opening of said hollow arm and terminating adjacent to the other arm, a hollow base member secured to the first mentioned member and having'an opening adapted to register with said perforation, a plato mounted upon and secured to the upper edge of the base member, a socket carried by said plate and depending therefrom, and a lip encircling the base member at a point below the upper edge thereof, the outer edge of said lip being upturned and terminating at a point below the upper edge of the base member.

3. In a fixture of the class described the combination of an L-shaped member, one of the arms of which is provided with a perforation and is adapted to constitute a horizontal arm, said perforation terminating adjacent to the point of junction between the arms and opposite to the other arm, a hollow base member secured to the first mentioned member at said point of junction and opposite to the last mentioned arm, the opening in said hollow base member registering with the aforementioned perforation, a socket connected to the upper edge of the hollow base member, and a lip extending out from the hollow base member and having its outer base upturned, said outer edge terminating in a plane below the upper edge adapted to register with the point of termination of the rst mentioned opening, a nipple threaded into the first mentioned opening and extending up into the hollow base member, a perforated nut threaded'onto said lll nipple and securing the hollow base member in' engagement with the L-shaped member, a socket connected to the upper edge of the hollow base member, and a lipI outwardly extending from the hollow base member at a point beneath the upper edge thereof, the

periphery of said lip being upturned and terminating at a point below the upper edge of the hollow`base member.

5. In a fixture of the class described the combination of a hollow base member having an upwardly extending flange, and having an outwardly projecting annular lip, the periphery of said lip being upturned and terminatmg in a plane beneath the upper edge ofthe flange, a plate seated upon and secured to the upper edge of the flange, there being a central perforation in said plate, and a socket entered within the perforation and depending into the body of the member and secured to the plate.

6. In a llxture of the class described the combination with a hollow base member having an upwardly extending flange and an outwardly projecting annular lip, the periphery of the lip being upturned and ter minating at all points below the upper edge o of the flange, of a plate seated upon the upper edge of the flange and secured to the flange, there being a centralperforation lin said plate, and a socket entered within said erforation and depending into thefhollow flange, and a socket secured to the plate and depending into the hollow body of the member. t,

WILLIAM D. HERWIG, JR. Witnesses: A EDWIN L. JOHNSON, THoMs O. BANNING, Jr. 

